Laura Dew and Ruth Gillbe report from Investment Week's Environment, Ethical, Social and Governance (ESG) Investment Conference and Awards, held in London on 26 November

City Financial has unveiled a Japan fund for manager Peter Nicholas and re-shuffled its Asian equities desk as it continues to expand.

Japanese equity markets have soared in the last year, outpacing gains seen across other stock exchanges after a huge QE programme introduced by returning Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, but can the market keep climbing from here?

Japanese shares soared overnight, with the Nikkei index seeing its biggest one-day gain for three months, as Asian shares rebounded after last week's slide.

Octopus Investments' multi-manager team reveals the overlooked funds to watch in 2014.

Asset managers and wealth management firms have expressed support for the government's plans to scrutinise partnerships and LLPs in a clampdown on tax avoidance.

Hawksmoor Investment Management's Richard Scott has stepped down from his position as chief investment officer to take a more active fund management role.

Fixed income specialist TwentyFour Asset Management, which launched in 2008, has spent the last five years building up its reputation - and its assets - in the highly competitive bond space.

In part two of our report from Investment Week's Global Investment Focus event, held in London on 13 November, Laura Dew asks our speakers for their views on the markets, and where they are finding the best opportunities right now.

City Financial has expanded its multi-asset team with the appointment of Anthony McDonald as a senior investment analyst.